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Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: Gulf

Posted inMiddle East

Who is to blame for Gulf’s deserted labor force?

by Sebastian Castelier May 5, 2020May 7, 2020

Jobless, running out of money and obliged to rely on charity or knock on doors to meet their basic food requirements, the South Asians who form the backbone of the Gulf economies have been left to fend for themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic. The predicament of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, stranded with no […]

Posted inMiddle East

Saudi futuristic city turns into a mirage in Covid-19 era

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse April 7, 2020April 17, 2020
Posted inChina

China keeps its hands clean in Gulf waters

by James M. Dorsey March 27, 2020March 28, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

Gulf shares slump as OPEC disagrees on virus deal

by AT Contributor March 8, 2020March 9, 2020
Posted inBahrain, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Seoul to send destroyer to Strait of Hormuz

by Andrew Salmon January 21, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

How Yemen’s Houthis are bringing down a Goliath

by Pepe Escobar September 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

India can ignore OIC on Kashmir – for now

by Shafeeq Rahman August 30, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Why the Middle East is betting on China 

by Galip Dalay August 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Abuse persists in Kuwait year after maid’s murder

by Sebastian Castelier and Quentin Muller May 28, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

The apparent imminence of war

by Annabella Roberts May 13, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inEuropean Union, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States, World

West’s favorite strongman set to take Libya

by Vijay Prashad April 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inMiddle East, Syria

Syria’s antiquities slowly coming back to life

by Sami Moubayed January 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Israel, Middle East, Oman, World

Sultan of Oman receives Israel PM ‘after prolonged contacts’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Asia Times – عربي launches news service for Arabic speakers

by Asia Times staff October 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Under Modi, day to celebrate Indian origin citizens gets Hindutva agenda

by Rejimon Kuttappan September 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore

Indonesians defy government ban to work in Bahrain

by Asia Times staff August 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBahrain, India, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia

Gulf grapples with ‘silent’ economic crisis

by Jonathan Gorvett August 21, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

UAE, Indian expats mobilize to help Kerala

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBahrain, Egypt, Iran, Middle East

Striking a difficult balance: Gulf’s foreign ownership drive

by Jonathan Gorvett June 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Make Trade, Not War’ is China’s daring plan in the Middle East

by Pepe Escobar January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

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